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English harpoons. Fig. 1. Old-style harpoon; now little usedFig. 2. Hand harpoon in general use about 1857Fig. 3. Hand-harpoon now in general use on Scotch whalersDrawings by Capt. William Adams, Dundee, Scotland

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NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Collection

Historic Fisheries

History and Methods of Fisheries

Whale and Porpoise

Keywords

Whale & Porpoise Fisheries